In the West Virginia woods, my boys discovered this amazing fort outside our campground. Many hours of fun were spent reinforcing the walls, building make-shift fires, and shooting the incoming bears. I asked them, “How much would someone have to…
Battling Realities
There’s no way around it. September 28th will always come. Every year. I sense its arrival building, lurking around some dark corner when September hits. Threatening to pounce all month. The sweet memories of Mason’s birthday early in the month…
Happy Endings
Those first dark years after Mason died, I had a difficult time with other people’s crises. Not the stress and anxiety that comes from sickness and trauma and hospital stays. Car accidents and illnesses. It wasn’t that I couldn’t handle…
One year RV-versary
One year ago we said goodbye to our dear friends and pulled away from the comfortable, amazing life we had in Southern California for the unknown of the road. This is a bit unreal to me. Both that it’s already…
The Fine Art of Saying No
This full time RV life has me contemplating all the yeses and nos of my parenting. I think in many ways, this life we chose made us say yes to a lot of really great things. Adventure, pushing ourselves, stretching…
The Sacredness of Grief
I recently shared my story at a grief group in rural Missouri. Six years have gone by since I last held my boy on this earth and yet I can’t even get one word out of my mouth before the…